To the Editor of the Southern Australian. SIE-In the Register's notice to correspondent« last Saturday, a remark is made respecting "the Post Office Act lately passed by the Legislative Cotraoil," Now I should like to be informed by yourself or any of your correspondents when this Act passed, «nd whether it is now in force and acted upon. Iffy reason for making this enquiry, is that I have watched the Gazette, for both notices and -minutes of Council, and if there has been any inti mation of the passing of this Act it has some way or other most strangely escaped me. Surely the Act has not been proclaimed. I am not aware that any person within the range of roy Acquaintance knows anything of the matter. If this Act has been passed, as the Register says, aod has yet been neither officially made known to the public, nor mentioned in the mi nutes of Council, is it not possible that other Acts, jof ¿the want of which yourself complained last week, may have passed and come* into operation'...

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - i Friday March \2, 1840. The Council met at ten o'clock. Tbe Governor Mated (hat two of the gentlemen who bad been appointed trf act at Port Lincoln as a Board for deciding on applications for Publi cans' Licences, were disqualified on account of their being dealers in wines, spirits, and mall liquors ; it appeared to his Excellency, therefore, 1 to bo desirable that two or three ot ber respectable settlers of Port Lincoln, who wera not dealers in wines or spirits, should be added to the Board, in order that there might always be a quorum of persons qualified to act. His Excellency would propose that Samuel White White, WitliamWhite, and Rolles Biddie, Esquires, should be added to the Board formerly appointed to grant Publicans' Lieences al Port Lincoln. Ordered accordingly. His Honor the Judge attended with a calendar of the prisoners tried daring the recent Session of the Supreme Court, and detailed reports takeu from bis notes of the cases...

Commercial ïntelligtnre. Woc/L -Thc first saie of wool of the present year's clip, took place at Hebblewhite and Vickery"s, on Wednesday when 34 bales of washed wool, principally from the Bathurst district, were sold at ls. 7$d. per pound. Ar.ES-Taylor's is in little demand, and bot few sales have been effected. A sale ot 125 hogs heads of Burton Ate was effected by Messrs* Hebblewhite and Vickery, At £5 17s. 6d. per ! cask. ARROWROOT-The Nimrod brought up 17 casks ot arrowroot during the last wtek. COCOANUT OIL-Dunne the last week, seven inns of Cocoanut Oil, brought up in the Camden, were sold by auction, at £35 per töo j Al a sale by Mr. Smart, ot 13 tons, the prices ' were at £3t and £32 per too. Po RT EU-A large sale of i ay'or's, by the/ffrnnear, j was effected during the week-. SPIRITS-Little business bas been done tn the spirit market dunn« the past week, but a re action is anticipated. Kum is looking up ; blandy is steady -, but gin min little demand. SUGAR-Experienced a al...

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. *** trishes to know hmo long it is td be before the Government accounts are to be published-and what the Board of Audit is about. We are unable to answer the question. He aiso repeats an enquiry which he made a fortnight ego - What is became of the Memorial?

NEW ZEALAND. More New Zealand Schemes.-" Weareinform el that Cbeva'ier Dillon, lat«- French Consul at New Zealand, intends to op-n a Ne» Zea'and boase of agency in Broad-street, City, wli-re the best information can be obtained by persons desi rous to emigrate to that island. He ha* been for thirty years in constant inter course wi h New Zealand and oilier 'stands in the Pacific- ft was he who first «"s'abli-hed the Church Missionaries at the Bay of I-lands. He speaks the native languages and puss, sse» exttn ^ve tracts of land, and numerous herds of black cattle, horses. Sec., on S'&amp;lt;me of these Islands. That gentleman in'end- shortly to 'ay nu tbree ships for frei a ht and pas*«.;« to New Zealand, and to go out lhere himself by the (irstsuip ; he there fore, in vi es emig'auts to join bim. ' They will have a fair opportunity of choosing such la&amp;lt;;d as they requite in «h&amp;lt;* country, and of raakine tiiei own bargains wi li the native chiefs, under the s...

THE WOURALI POISON. | HYDROPHOBIA. ( From the United Service Journal for June.) THE existence of this truly fatal poison has long been known to Eu ropeans through the fabulous account: that were given of it by a few indi viduals communicating in trade witt the Red Indians of Guiana ; but sc exaggerated were the statements con sidered, that when the British Ge vernment superseded the Dutch bj the capitulation of Denierara, severa unsuccessful attempts were made ti ascertain the facts. A mon ¿st other who undertook to obtain informalioi was Mr. Waterton, of Walton Hali near Wakefield, a geutlemau of goo&amp;lt; property, who determined, through ¡ -pure love of science, to explore th interior of Guiana, and by persona investigation to learn the nature am quality of this deadly composition. He quitted the town of Denierara ii the month of April, 1312, and pene trated through the wilds and paradi ses of South America, inland, the dis tance of 800 miles, tn the terriior; of the Macous...

I Sf POSTANT DISCOVERIES lt! TBE LNTERIOE OF AUSTRALIA. SINCE the announcement, in our last, of the discovery On the north-west coast, of the Victoria and two other large rivers, we have received, through the kindness of Captain Grey, the following deeply interesting account of the expedition, furbished to the Swan River paper, vvébelieve, by Lieutenant Stokes, of H.M.S. Beagle: ** The Beagle s&amp;lt;*i'ed from Sydney last Jone, making the passage &amp;lt; brough Torree'St rai«, by the inner root«»-o«- that *h old alwavs be « hos a tor a single phip, (rom its being safe ; when ns th« Other can never be so, without gr&amp;lt;.v.tei camion than is generally taken bv merchant ships. " On the passage op the north-east coast, many parts of it appeared a finé country ; high peaked mountain« 1,OOO to 2,0o0 feet, with rich gteeu vallies. Where this occurs native fires were invariably nometons. A small fresh water riv* v was found on the low shore west of Cape Upstart, which at ...

VAN DIEMEN'S I.AND I Comand tv'oi>í.-^ e »ie extreme!» fie*s;d. ia our i;:s&amp;lt; »umher, lo amiotmc 'bi? risc m the price o- oil; wool ba« iioweve&amp;lt; «Xpeii nc&amp;lt;&amp;lt;j a iliglit decline in Bi it.in; tut we ate not over whelmed with K ief at this, as we have alway«, and by every measis, aivocaud the extensive cultivation of he soil of this colony, as opposed o ¡is pastoral occupation. We hope, as we believe, that this diminution in the price of woo', is, as our fellow-labourer of the True Colonht expr.sse* it, *' n»t a temporary fluctuation," hut the commencement of a steady, gradual decline. In all that the True Colonist says on this su jcct, we perfectly an1 »n irely agree, and we look orward, with confidence, to a radical rt foi rn io matters of th.s na ute. Oa the boasted capabilities and resources of holli the soil and clim t'e of this fire coun ry, we sbai no: now s=ay anj tiling; the present season saving us the ireuble, but we cannot refrai...

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. j To the Editor of the Southern Justralian. I SIR-Tbe Register ha« the following extract from (he Globe :-" The Lord Bishop of Salisbury »od John Evelyn Denison (two brothers), Henry Denison, Esq., of All Souls, Oxford, and Alfred Denison, fisq., of Christ Church, are on the eve of quitting this country lo settle in South Australia." The information contained in this passage is interesting, but is it correctly worded ? It cer tainly conveys the idea thatybur persons are about to emigrate, and that one of them is the Lord Bishop of Salisbury. Query,-ls it true that a Bishop of the English Establishment intends to abandon his see in order (o settle in a country where there aie no sees, and can be none, because by act of parliament there cannot be an Established Chun h ? lt appears to me that there must be some error, either io the citation, or io U>e original wording of the passage. Perhaps his Lord«hip means to give dissenter« a notable example of the exei...

BIRTH— At Port Adelaide, on the 24th instant, the Lady of John Newman, Esq., of a still born son. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; EXPECTED CHANGES—(Of course merely pro &amp;nbsp; tem.)—It is reported that M. Smillie, Esq., is about to be appointed Advocate General, vice R. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Bernard Esq. — Dr. Wyatt to succeed Mr. Smillie &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; as Emigration Agent, and R. Bernard, Esq., to be &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; created Register-General.- CORRESPONDENT.

VARIETIES. The Sea Serpent was seen again y» sterday off Fire Island, hy a schooner bound i". This is a very singular coincidence. We are told hy one who saw (he monster, that he is about as long as the British Queen «nd thc Great Western would be, if placed together stem to stern. The mon ster doubtless wishes to try his speed wi h the*e two monstrous ships in a race across the Atlantic. It is the only chance he has had worthy its ac ceptance or powers or compe'ition. And ?ince this is the case we withdraw oar bets on the Britis/i Queen and back the American Sea Serpent, tail and all.-American Paper. , Enviable! very!-Although the tbemometer is at 98, we are enabled to feast oo tine prAcl.es, melons, new apples, new potatoes, bright *ys, ice cteam, warm hearted, beautiful girls, and tender mutton. Delicióos ! very !-Ibid. Hydrophobia is on the decline. Dogs are pieu ty, but beef and good water are scarce.-Ibid Criticism an Daniel Webster.-The following extract contains the the best...

To the Editor of the Southern Australian. SIR, — I have observed in the papers with great pleasure, from time to time, the advertisement respecting tbe sale of the fine and rising township of Mount Barker. There can be no question that this district will, within no great length of time, become one of the most important and flourishing settlements in the whole province. I most heartily wish it every encouragement. Among other particulars in the advertisement, I have remarked the following ; " An experienced sur- veyor has been instructed to divide the township &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; into half acre allotments, with the necessary re- serves for the erection of Churches and Schools '' Now it occurred to me that the reserves here- mentioned, were one of the most favourable cir- cumstances in the whole arrangement. There is reason to fear that religion and education are not always the first thing thought of in establishing new villages and towns, or that they are made oftentimes me...

The Southern Australian. Quid verum atque decens euro, et rogo, et omnis in hoc sum.-Hon.. Er., lib. 1, op. l, V ll. ADELAIDE : THURSDAY, MARCH, 26, 1840 MR. MCLAREN'S QUESTIONS. &amp;nbsp; Question 3. In what ratio is Adelaide increasing ? Is there any other township formed ? To the first part of this question, it is not easy to give a very precise answer. The ratio of increase is irregu- lar, or rather it should be said that the time has not been long enough to esta- blish a certain ratio at all. Another thing must he said. The time is coming, or more properly is come, when a far larger number of emigrants will settle in the country districts than was customary at first. This will, doubtless, for some time to come pre- vent the population of Adelaide from becoming so dense as might have been anticipated by a mere reference to its earliest increase. Nor is it possible in the absence of a repeated census, to give a very definite statement on the subject. The information, how eve...

New Zealand. /THE " AGENORIA" will bo ready ^r,.J. to receive cargo for the Bay of Is lands and Port Nicholson, on Monday next. As she will sail positively on the lOih April, Passengers are requested to Le in readiness to .embark on that day at Holdfast Bay. In -order to secure passages and freight, it will %e necessary to apply on or before Tuesday next, to A. MACDOUGALL, Rundle street. 25th March, 1840, For Sydney, THEbp.rq.ie HERO,- SMITH, " Commander, will leave Port Ade laide on or about Tuesday, the 2nd April. For freight or passage, apply io AUGUST &amp; COOKE. Adelaide, 25lb Marcb, 1840. For Sydney Direct. TUE schooner PLANTER, Cap _ ^ tain MORRISON, will positively sail on Sunday next. No goods-can betaken .after Friday. Application for freight or passage to be made to GARRATT &amp; FISHER, Pirie st., -or to J. M. BAIRD, Port Hotel. 25th Marcb. _ For Port Lincoln, ^THEbrig PORTER, will sail on _'" Wednesd&amp;v, the 2nd of April. For freight or STEERAGE passage,...

EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND FROM .MAIDSTONE. A PA BT Y of nardy and enteeprising agriculturists, amounting to neari% eighty,«id.'parted from this district on Friday lust to sail for NewrZealand by lite ship lüflííxíu. vív'o I« ss (ban foriy-seven of i dose persons went f>otn«thr- parish o .Stapiefcurst, in several i^aggons, all in lijgb spirits at thc Certainty nf unod (aaA ~e«-d enter taitunent, instead of starvation during the «inter, and sneh bright prospects of happiness-and pio»perity nprni «g with the «o»iling land of their-adoption, as never could have o|>ened for* th em in «>ver-crowded (Sunland. All tb exe persona ob ained a free passage through the agency of Mr.-G. Whiting Älaidstone--^faiiliiwjeiGtjzett«. -ç xsaaBSnaaBBaBSBaHaamaBaMBaa